Corroponow.
CHAPLAIN STEWART'S LETTER.
JAMES limn, Va., near Charles City Court House,/
Juuo Itith,lB64.
DEAR BRO. MEA.RS.-00perniCT18 was
not mad, nor Sir Isaac Newton a fool
The world notwithstanding any plausi
ble cavil; does move in circles. At
least if sluggish earth, the matter on
which we tread; does-not, individual hu
manity as well as groat armies often
do. Two years ago after a series ofl
bloody battles, the last of which was at'
Malvern Hill—the most decided victory
to the Union arms of the war, we were
huddled together at Harrison Landing
like a flock of sheep in h rather small
pen for forty-seven days. Wo retreated
as quietly and as fast as we could past
this old Charles City Court House, in
order to try on, chances against the
rebels in other localities and perchance
better auspices. What an interval!
Since last here we have met the rebels
in deadly conflict at Manassas and Bull
Run—at South Mountain and Antietam,
twice at: Fredericksburgh—at Salem
Heights and Chancellorsville--at Gettys
burgh—at .Rappahannock Station-and
Kelly's Ford, and lately for two days in
the Wilderness--fora week's death strug
gle in the slaughter pens of Spotsylva
nia—on the North Anna and Pamun
key--for a week in the region of Cold
Harbor, and now we are here. A large
circle complete. Two years - to make is.
Thirty miles yet from Richmond. If
only the veterans who left Harrison
Landing on thelBth ofAugnst, 1882,con
stituted the army which has now return
ed, how insignificant were the number.
Melted away in that score of dreadful
conflicts. Brave bones of the former
Peninsula army, you have not fought
and died in vain l Almost a new army
is here; greater in numbers, in prowess
and determination to take Richmond,
and, as all believe, with a greater Gene
ral to lead thaenterprise.
PROPERTY ABANDONED BY VIE WAY
Were things to remain just as left
along our strangely winding course from
Brandy Station to the James River, what
A scene at interest to retrace the journey.
If the way the Syrian host fled from the
sound of imaginary chariot wheels. was
traced by the messengers sent out, and
returning with the declaration,that," all
the way from Samaria to Tordan was
full of garments and vessels which the
Syrian's had cast away in their haste,"
much more could our t broad, tortuous
course from the vapid Anne to the
James be retraced by things cast away.
Starting , early in the season and from
winter-quarters, nearly all the soldiers
commenced the campaign with their
blankets and'Overcoats. At present we
feel confident it would be a very difficult
matter to find a seldier in the whole
army - in possession of-these two-artioles,
very few having either. It will be safe
to assert that severity-five thousand
overcoats and as many good blankets
lie strewn between this and Brandy Sta
tion. As the weather increased in
warmth and battles in fierceness, away
went overcoat first, then another effort
and:, away would, go blanket; soldiers
preferring to take the rains, the damps
and the chills by night, to a burdensome
load on the march and battle-field. In
-our early advances, as the heat of day
arose; a delicate footed person might
have walked for miles along the wayside
:on blankets, overcoats and other gar
ments. On the avide extended battle
fields which in our lato campaign have
generally been in the woods, one must
witness in-:order to have any conception
of what war equipments, human apparel
and appendages lie- scattered in every
direction. ' Guns, hayonets and their
scabbards; cartouch and cap boxes;
straps, .balts, and buckles; blankets,
'overcoats, shirts!, drawers, socks, hats,
and shoes ; haversackslull and empty,
with knapsacks, tin cups, coffee boilers,
little.frying pans, note hooks, portfolios
—nothing that goes to make up the
necessities of a healthful camp life that
has not been vilely cast away, carelessly
abandrined, or fallen from the shoulders
and hands of killed and wounded soh
diera.
How truthfully and feelingly did
David sing after the defeat of Israel and
death of Saul and Jonathan on Gilboa,
"There the shield of the mighty is vilely,
cast away, the shield of Saul as though
it had not been anointc, , d with oil—the
wetipons of war hare perished."
Our track is also marked by the rot
ting carcasses of perhaps ten thousand
government horses, and as many mules
killed in the service or worn out, aban
doned and as generally done, shot.
Many a rude mound of earth two feet
wide and six long called a grai , e, with
bleaching bones unburied both of friend
and foe help to make our desolating
pathway. A :track like the course of
BAP e resistless hurricane, whose force no
opposing obstayle was able to resist.
Having no change of apparel, tho
wardrobe or our soldiers is becoming
rather dilapidated. Forty-five days in
cessant, rugged service, by night as well
as day; through swamp and wilderness,
cutting and dragging timber, digging
ditches, lying in the dust, mud, il
rain and
sunshine; fighting battles with long
marches,have proved more than a match
for the endurance of government shoes,
pants and blouses. Many of our brave
fellows would certainly make a rather
ludicrous appearance in present costume
in a home circle. One thing however
is certain. though they might feel some
what abashed in a company fashionably
dressed, yet are they disturbed by no
feeling of this kind when in presence 01
the enemy.
BATTLE-FIELD melt Pr.TEßentma. Va.,
June 25th. j
Have no surprise, dear reader; that
so many days should elapse after begin
ning a letter ere it be finished. Only a
halt at Charles City Court House—then
across the Sames River on a long pon
toon—on, on all night through clouds of
dust until morning light reveals the
spires of Petersburg—then canonading
r =rifle practice—fighting, fighting for
three days and nights—not in Peters
burg yet—dead to bury—hospitals of
wounded to care for—portfolio not open
ed for four days—" a time," says Solo
mon, " for every purpose."
Had a refreshing visit yesterday from•
my dear friend and brother Rev. A. G.
McAuley and son, from Philadelphia.
We sought a quiet place, cooked a cup
of tea and with crackers had a camp
feast—talked of home, church, friends,
and camp. " Iron sharpeneth iron/
Up and with mutual "God bless you,"
each turned where duty called.
REVIVAL IN CIIIICAGO IN CONNECTION
WITH MR, HAM.IvIOND'S LABORS.
Tho readers of the AMERICAN PRESBY
TERIAN will rejoice to ,hear • that the
Lord is pouring out hiS Holy Spirit in
tile city of Chicago. The obstacles to
a general work of absorbing interest
have been very great. Chicago is in re
ality three cities, and it has always been
found a difficult matter to get these dis
tinct sections of the city to unite their
efforts for the salvation of souls. The
north, south, and west sides are seem
inglq separated than Brooklyn
and N. York. They are connected only
by draw bridges, which on account of
the many vessels that are constantly
moving up and down, are rendered
much of the time impassable. Mr.
Hammond was invited here by the
Young Men's Christian Association,
seconded by about 'a dozen ministers and
thirty superintendents of the leading
Sabbath-sehools of the city. Ho com
menced his labors with a Cbildren's
Meeting in Rev. Dr. Patterson's Presby
terian church, on the west side. Rev.
Dr. Joel Parker, from Newark, had pre
viously spent a few- days in preparing
the way for Mr. Hammond's labors. It
is believed be did much to induce the
earnest working Christians of our city
to receive Mr. H. in a kindly spirit, and
not a few were thus enabled to use the
words of Cornelius to Peter, "Now
therefore are we all here present before
God, to hear, all things that are com
manded thee of God." Dr. Parker
having long been known as one of the
conservative New York city ministers,
his words in regard to the genuineness
of the work which the Lord used Mr.
Hammond to accomplish in Newark,
was received with, much credence.
It was found that the recital of the
great work in Newark did much to en
courage Christians to
, expect a similar
blessing here, and thus calmest 'prayer
was offered for the inamediate conver
sion of both old and young. And ,at
the very commencement of the- chit
dren's meetings the Ito's , Spirit was
manifestly Present. At the ,second
meeting over one hundred remained for,
conversation. Ministers and Christians
were actively engaged pointing the
anxious to the Saviour. , From that
time the work among the children rap
pidly increased. Children's meetings
for two weeks were afterwards held in
the Rev. Dr. Patterson'S (Second Pres
byterian) ebureh, and in several others
in the . city. At these meetings hundreds
were in tears, seeking the Saviour, who
a few days after were rejoicing in his-!
love. Those who labored in the inquiry
meetings were blessed not only in point,
ing the anxious to Jesus, but in awaken
ing the careless. After the children's
general exercises often hundreds of the
little ones who Mt they had found Ja-us
would gather themselves together for a
pray e r-meeting. -No one, after listening
to their prayers, could doubt but that
children from nix to twelve years of age
mightlntelligently be led to the Saviour.
One little girl, almost nine years of
age, was found weeping bitterly, and
when asked what was the matter, with
subs replied, My brother will not come
to Jesus."
Mr. Hammond, while carrying on
these sneetings, has preached about fi:ur
ek,z to ad ql:s. Sabbath evenin
Bryan Hail has been packed with more
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1864.
A. M. STEWA•RT
than two thousand people. Those who
have lived in Chicago since it has in
creased from a vilage to a city of 170,-
000, testify that they have never wit
nessed meetings of such deep and ab
sorbing interest, Mr. H. has seemed
far from being satisfied, and often urges
Christians to more earnest, united
prayer and efforts, that thousand's in
place of hundreds may be led to Christ.
But Chicago is a bard city to move,
multitudes are here from all parts of the
world, with the fixed determination to
get rich at all hazards, and even . gbose
who professed religion at the east seem
to have left religion behind them. Be
sides, Mr. 11. has found himself much
worn down with the heat and exceeive
fatigue. Nothing but the'power og God
sustains him. A notice was Anit the
Evangelist that he was to labor in Cin
cinnati, but he has not thought of it, he
must have a -long rest. Dr. Patterson,
of the Second Pres. Ch., was absent
at the commencement of the union
meetings, but on his return has entered
heartly with other ministers into the
work. At the first prayer meeting he
•attended,.he said he.rejoiced to•find that
many for whom he had long been pray
ing,,gave hopeful evidence of a change
of heart. Mr. H. preached for him last
'Sabbath to an attentive audience. Cau
tious persons who know most of the
work, without any "numbering of the
people," can but believe that from eight
to ten hundred of different ages, have
been led to the Saviour, and we. hear of
the work going forward i : n other church
es, where Mr. H. has not been labdring.
Long will Chicago have occasion to re
member this "time of refreshing-T -
CHICAGO, June 20, 1864. - K.
CIONRESPONDENCE IN OHTNA,
Tho Inflnonce and Opinions of Mencius
[ln Dr. Legge's Prolegomena, intro
ductory to his second volume of the
Chinese Classics, devoted. to Mencius,
about forty pages are taken up with an
elaborate estimate of the influence and
opinions of the great philosopher. From
this mass of material the writer culls
the following brief account, using chiefly
the precise language Dr. L. has em
ployed.]
Confucius had hardly passed off the
stage of life before his merits began to
be acknowledged. During the lifetime
of his disciples, public saciiifices'*ere
offered to him, and for about two thou-
sandyears he has been the . man whom
the sovereigns and peoptly ef'cOtkina
have delighted to honor. •-••
The memory of Mencius was not so
distinguished. Several centuries elapsed
before his works were authoritatively
admitted among the Classics along with.
the Analects of Confucius, by th'e order
of an emperor of the Sung Dynasty.
In the year A. D. 1083, the Emperor
Shin-tonng issued a patent, constituting
Mencius "Duke'of the kingdom -of
Tsow," and ordered a temple to be
erected to his honor on the spot where
the philosopher was interred. In the
following year it was enacted that he
should have a place in the Tewle of
Confucius. In A. D. 1330,the Emperor
Wan-tsung, of the Yuen Dynasty, added
the words - " Inferior sage" to his former
title. This continued till the rise of the
Ming Dynasty, the founder of which—
Hung-woo—had his indignation: excited
in 1372 by one of Mencius' eiorersa-
Liens with King Seuen. The
.philoso
pher had said " When the prince re i i
-
gards his ministers .as his bands and
feet, the 'ministers regard their - prince
as their belly and heart; when he re
gards them as his dogs and horses, they
regard him as any other than; when he
regards them as ground and- as- grass,
they regard thin as a • robber and an
enemy." To apply such names as
robber and enemy, in • any ease c -to sove
reigns, seemed to the Imperial -leader
an unpardonable outrage, and he ordered
Mencius to be degraded from' his place
in the temple of tionfueitis, deelaring,
that if any one remonstrated on the
proceeding be should be dealt with as
guilty of " contempt of Majesty."
Undeterred by the imperial threat, a
certain president of the Board of Pun
ishments hiinself presented a remon
strance, sasing, " I Will die for Mencius
and my death will be crowned with Tory."
The Emperor was moved by is ear.
nestness, and allowed him to- go. seath
less. In the fellowinir year, Moreover,
examination and reflection produced a
change of mind io the Emperor,' and to
issued a proclamation, restoring Men
cius to his place in the Cnnfuciarf;Tem
ple, and affirming that he,:hy exposing
herelical doctrines and over.thro*ing
perverse spcalci ngs, bad clearly set forth'
the principles of Confucius - . In 1530.
his title Wit 9 changed by the ruling
Emperor into " The Philpppher Mang,
Inferior Sage." and so it' continues to
the present day.
The. which Mencius, ncenpira it
the estim3tion of the iiteritti of China
may be 1244 D by yil;.ow testimonials from
distinguished writers. One says: "If
we wish to study the doctrines of the
sages, we must begin with Mencius."
" It is owing to his words that learners
uow-a-days still know how to revere
Confucius, to honor benevolence and
ighteousness, to esteem the true sove
reign and despise the mere pretender.
Had it not been for him weshouldhave
been buttoning the lappets of our -coats
on the left side, and our discourse would
have been all confused and indistinct."
The philosopher Ching, in reply to
the question whether Mencius might be '
pronounced to be a sage, said : "I do
not dare to say altogether that he was
a sage, but his learning had reached the
extremest point." The same scholar
said : "The merit of Mencius' n regard
to the doctrine of the sages is more than
can be told.. Confucius only spoke of
benevolence, but as soon as Mencius opens
his mouth, we bear of benevolence and
righteousness. Confucius only spoke of
the will or mind, but Mencius enlarged
also on the nourishment of the Passion
.
nature. In these two respects his merit
was great." "Mencius did great ser
vice to the world by his teaching the
goodness of human nature." Another
great scholar, who lived in the Sung
Dynasty, and whose tablet has a place
in the temples of Confucius, says: "The
gre it object of Mencius in his writings
is to rectify men's hearts, teaching them
to preserve their heart and nourish
their nature, and recover their lost
heart. When he discourses of benevo
lence, righteousness, propriety, and
knowledge, he refers to the principles
of these in the heart, commiserating,
feeling shame, and dislike, affected with
modesty and complaisance, approving
and disapproving." An eminent com
mentator on the Chinese Classics, Choo
hi. says: " Mencius, when compared
with Confucius, always appears to speak
in too lofty a style, but when we hear
him proclaiming the goodness of man's
nature, and celebrating Yaou and Shun,
then we likewise perceive the solidity
of his discourses."
The philosopher, Mencius' own esti
mate of himself was high, and yet be
was modest in expressing his views of
himself. On one occasion, however, he
said: " When sages shall rise up again,
they will not change my words." Evi
dently he was of opinion that the mantle
of Confucius had fallen upon him. A
work was to be done in his generation,
and he felt himself able to undertake it,
and yet be seemed to start with aston
ishment when one of his disciples was
disposed to rank him as a sage. After
describing, on one occasion, what had
been accomplished by the feat Su,
by Chowkung, and by . Confucius, he
added : " I also wish to rectify men's
hearts, and to put an end to those per
verse doctrines; to oppose their one
sided actions, and banish away their
licentious expressions ; and thus to carry
on the work of the three sages."
We are not to look for now truths in
Mencius. Like Confucius, he was simpy
the preserver of the monuments of an
tiquity and the exemplifier and ex
pounder of the maxims of the golden
age of China. Nevertheless, the pecu•
liaritie.s of his natural character were
more striking than those of his master,
Confucius. There was an element of
the "heroical" about bim. He was a
dialectician. Moreover, if he did Pot
like disputing, as he protested that he
did not, yet when forced to it ho showed
himself a master of the art. An inge
nuity and subtlety, which we cannot
but enjoy, often mark his reasonings
We have more sympathy with him than
with Confucius. - He comes closer to
us. He is riot so awe-fill, but he is
more adinirable. The doctrines of the
sages take a tinge from his mind while
passing through it, and it is with that
Mencian character about them that they
are now held by the cultivated classes
and by readers generally.
WHEN TO PREPARE SERMONS.
Many ministers break down • strong
constitution and contract dyspeptic or
nervous diseases ; simply by crowding
too much brain-work into the last hours
of the week, and coming to the Sabbath
labors with a jaded body and a mind
over-strained. A contributor to the
independent gives an instructive leat
from his own experience:
A fact so universal as blue Monday
among ministers can only be accounted
tor by admitting a cause adequate to its
production. As I havo had a double
experience . on 'the ruhject of blue Mon
days, with your permission I will give
your readers a chapter from each.
enteroa upon the duties of the
ministry immediately after a course of
card study,, extending through abou:
seven years. My church was in a city
and occupied a prominent position. I
was. preceded in the pulpit by two mei ,
,f scholarly attainments , one of whom.
.
on retirine• took the place of head pro
lessor of one of oar highest, nenools 03
theology; the other Souk the presinenO)
ora college in an Eaw•ern butte. I fen
called upon to do what lay in in)
power to ill with vreoit the place they
had filled with honor. I devoted al
the time I
could
command to my pulpit.
preparations, often consuming consider
able portions of Saturday night over
my sermons, and always occupying all
the time I could command between the
services on the Sabbath, in the same
way. The sermon prepared in the early
part of the week I always preached last,
deeming it the most thoroughly pre
pared ; while the sermon prepared on
Friday or Saturday I regularly preached
on the Sabbath morning. I uniformly
found that the fresher preparation pro
duced the best effect, and that the more
thorough preparation of the after part
of the day fell flat upon listless ears. I
asked myself the reason for this, and
found it.
I had exhausted myself thoroughly in
my preparations, and the excitement of
the morning used up completely the
little vitality which remained to me.
The rest of the day dragged heavily.
The sermon I bad prepared three or
four days before had lost its freshness.
It was correctly, but formally delivered
to an audience whose enthusiasm had
been excited and exhausted by the
morning's sermon. Sunday night was
restless, and Monday dawned as blue as
the - mists which were brought in upon
our city from the ocean. The day was
spent without interest, and without
effort.
I saw the cause, andl roused myself
to apply the remedy. I abandoned
everything which could either stimulate
or exhaust artificially the nervous sys
tem. I had always been strictly tem
perate. I never used tobacco in any
form. I abandoned the use of coffee,
drinking only water or weak black tea.
I got a good number of sermons pre
pared in advance of my preaching—for
Ibad no old stock to fall back upon—
and for years I kept them so. On
Monday morning I began work, and on
Saturday noon I laid down my pen, and
on no account would I touch pen, or
book, or even newspaper, till Monday
morning. The whole of Saturday after
noon I devoted to recreation. I roved
over the fields back of the city. I
walked down upon the shores of the
harbor. I stopped where gangs of men
were working and amused myself with
their toil. I dropped my line for fish
off the projecting rocks of the harbor
I did anything but think. Returning
at nightfall, I took a light supper and
went early to be&
The first effect of this course was, I
went through both discourses on Sun
day with equal interest, and felt no
exhaustion at the close. I recovered
entirely from my previous attacks of
dyspepsia. I was greatly relieved froM
incipient ministerial sore throat. I
never was worried on Saturday to know
what I was to preach on Sunday, and I
never had a blue Monday afterwards.
My best hoar for commencing a new
sermon was after the services of the
Sabbath wore over, and the freshest day
of the week, except Sunday, was Mon
day.a.
1-:-Mhke Saturday your - day of
rest, and Sunday your first day of labor
for the week, instead of the last, and
blue Mondays will disappear.
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